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Vitalik Buterin said he no longer agrees with his 2017 tweet that downplayed the need for users to personally verify Ethereum end-to-end.This week, he argued the network should treat self-hosted verification as a non-negotiable escape hatch as its architecture gets lighter and more modular.Buterin’s original position grew out of a design debate over whether a blockchain should commit to state on chain or treat state as “implied,” reconstructable only by replaying ordered transactions.Ethereum’s approach, putting a state root in each block header and supporting Merkle-style proofs, lets a user prove a specific balance, contract code, or storage value without re-executing…

Ethereum elevated post-quantum cryptography to a top strategic priority this month, forming a dedicated PQ team led by Thomas Coratger and announcing $1 million in prizes to harden hash-based primitives.The announcement came one day before a16z crypto published a roadmap arguing that quantum threats are frequently overstated and premature migrations risk trading known security for speculative protection.Both positions are defensible, and the apparent tension reveals where the real battle lies.The Ethereum Foundation’s announcement frames PQ security as an inflection point. Multi-client consensus devnets are live, bi-weekly All Core Devs calls start next month to coordinate precompiles and account abstraction paths,…

Tom Lee says Bitcoin and Ethereum will recover once the gold and silver FOMO cools, with weaker dollar and Fed easing set to boost crypto. Summary om Lee says FOMO in record-breaking gold and silver is draining liquidity from Bitcoin, Ethereum and wider crypto. He argues past pullbacks in precious metals often coincided with upside in BTC and ETH as capital rotated back into digital assets. Lee expects a weaker dollar and easier Fed policy to unlock fundamental upside for cryptocurrencies once metals’ momentum stalls. Tom Lee, head of research at Fundstrat Global Advisors, stated that cryptocurrencies will begin recovering…

Community & educationCal Hacks 12.0Collegiate hackathon organized at the University of California, Berkeley covering themes such as AI and web3.Community & educationDestino DevconnectGrants round focused on supporting community-led events and initiatives that help bring Argentina and the broader Latin America region onchain.Community & educationETH Latam Hackathon Brasil 2025ETHSambaHackathon hosted in São Paulo, Brazil prioritizing real-world Ethereum and onboarding new builders.EmailCommunity & educationFunding the Commons: Buenos Aires 2025Conference hosted in Buenos Aires, Argentina revolving around RealFi: financial infrastructure designed for real-world coordination, access, and public goods funding.Community & educationHigh Assurance Crypto Software (HACS) Workshop 2026Workshop organized in Taipei, Taiwan bringing together…

Vitalik Buterin reverses his 2017 stance, arguing zk-proofs now make “mountain man” full verification a real fallback as Ethereum stress-tests decentralization. Summary Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin revisits a 2017 clash with Ian Grigg, now favoring designs where users can fully verify state instead of outsourcing trust to nodes and devs. He calls ZK-SNARKs a “magic pill” that lets users check chain correctness without replaying every transaction, easing old block-size tradeoffs. Citing censorship, outages, and validator concentration, he frames the “mountain man’s cabin” as Ethereum’s BATNA: a rarely-used but essential verification fallback. Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin has publicly walked back…

Ethereum remains under pressure in a key support zone, teetering between a potential rebound and further decline. While bullish patterns like the cup-and-handle and ascending triangle are shaping up, confirmation is required before any decisive move. Last Defense Zone: $2,274–$2,104 And The Libra Reversal Setup Kamile Uray shared that Ethereum is currently trying to hold above the critical support zone between $2,775 and $2,623. This area has become a key battleground for bulls and bears, with buyers attempting to defend it to prevent further downside. If this support continues to hold, ETH could regain short-term stability and make another attempt…

Ethereum price failed to hold above the $3,000 mark once again, with price slipping back toward the lower end of its weekly range as U.S. demand indicators weaken. Summary Ethereum slipped below $3,000 after another failed breakout attempt, extending weekly losses. Coinbase Premium fell to its lowest level since 2023, showing weak U.S. institutional interest. Derivatives open interest rose even as volume declined, increasing downside risk near $2,800 support. ETH was trading at $2,930 at press time, up 1.9% on the day. Price is down 7% on the week and nearly 40% from the $4,946 all-time high set in August…

Ethereum is sending mixed signals to investors, with bearish macro warnings colliding with record on-chain usage. Summary Ethereum’s seven-day simple moving average of active addresses climbed to roughly 718,000. Despite the surge in activity, Ether has struggled to break out of its established trading range. Ether appears vulnerable to further downside, according to Bloomberg Intelligence commodity strategist Mike McGlone. Bloomberg Intelligence commodity strategist Mike McGlone said Ether appears vulnerable to further downside, warning that the token is more likely to slip below key support than break to new highs as broader market volatility returns. Ether appears to be heading toward…

The BMNR stock price retreated by over 1.18% on Monday as the recent crypto market crash continued and as BitMine continued its Ethereum accumulation. Summary The BMNR stock price retreated on Monday as the crypto market crash continued. Ethereum price has formed several bearish chart patterns pointing to more downside   Technical analysis suggests that the stock has more downside to go in the near term. BitMine stock was trading at $28.35, down by over 82% from its 2025 high. Its crash has wiped out billions of dollars in value as the market capitalization dropped from over $18 billion to the…

The crypto market stabilized on Monday, January 26, as gold and the stock market rose, and the US Dollar Index plunged ahead of the upcoming Federal Reserve interest rate decision.  Summary The crypto market pared back some of its earlier losses. The Bitcoin price rose to over $88,400 from the intraday low of $87,000. The US dollar index crashed to its lowest level since November. Bitcoin (BTC) moved from the intraday low of $87,000 to $88,400, while Ethereum (ETH) rose and approached the key resistance at $3,000. The market capitalization of all coins moved back to $3 trillion. Crypto market…